VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ORATHANADU

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

The Department of Veterinary Microbiology was established during the year 2012 for offering undergraduate B.V.Sc courses. Apart from undergraduate teaching, the Department involves in the research, disease investigation, clinical samples analysis, current knowledge on the antibiogram of the isolated organisms.

Objectives

To offer quality education in Veterinary Microbiology to undergraduate.
To carryout research to control diseases in animals and birds with financial assistance from the University / External funding agencies
To offer diagnostic service to line departments and farmers to improve the health of livestock in delta region.

Courses Offered

Undergraduate

VMC 211 – General Veterinary Microbiology (1+1)
VMC 221 – Veterinary Immunology and Serology (1+1)
VMC 311 – Systematic Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology (2+1)
VMC-321 - Systematic Veterinary Virology (2+1)
VLD 411 - Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnosis –I (0+1)
VLD 421 - Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnosis –II (0+1)

Ongoing Projects

Project title	Funding agency
Establishment of Veterinary University Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Thanjavur	State Government
Ethno veterinary herbal product research and development centre	State innovation fund
Accelerating bovine Tuberculosis control in developing countries - India (AbTBCD)	Pennsylvania State University

Facilities available

Thermal cycler
ELISA reader and washer
Refrigerated centrifuge
ClassIII and Class II biosafety cabinet
Tissue culture facility
Bacteriological isolation and identification facility
Deep freezer-400C and -800C
MilliQ water purification system

Faculty

Dr. B.Puvarajan, Associate Professor and Head
Dr. R.Manickam, Assistant Profesor

Contact

The Professor and Head

Department of Veterinary Microbiology

Veterinary College and Research Institute

Orathanadu-614625

Phone No: 04372-234011

Email: vmcvcriond@tanuvas.org.in